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Cancer risk test for smokers could be offered at pharmacies

In the News  |  Published: 10 March 201110 March 2011

A scientist who helped develop a cheek swab genetic test for lung cancer risk is calling for it to be […]

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NZ Herald: “Rollies’ more addictive, study shows

In the News  |  Published: 13 January 2011

Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research from Victoria University suggesting that roll-your-own cigarettes (rollies) might be […]

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Heavy smoking in pregnancy and crime in offspring

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 November 201018 November 2010

Research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggests children of  mothers who smoke heavily during pregnancy […]

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3 News: Web full of unregulated cigarette advertising

In the News  |  Published: 27 August 2010

Samantha Hayes reports that a University of Otago study has found that despite an international ban on tobacco advertising, YouTube […]

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The Press: Smoking ‘doubles depression risk’

In the News  |  Published: 02 June 2010

Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about recent research from the University of Otago showing that smoking doubled a person’s […]

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NZ Herald: Smokers back new tobacco pouch to help quit the habit

In the News  |  Published: 18 March 2010

Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald that smokers are finding a pouch-based quitting system helpful, according to New […]

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TVNZ/NZPA: New products offer hope to smokers

In the News  |  Published: 17 March 2010

University of Otago researchers have approved two nicotine replacement therapies not commonly available at present. They also aim to research […]

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Newsletter Digest: The CRI Taskforce, a sequenced methanogen, non-smoking NZ and GM

Blog  |  Published: 29 January 201029 January 2010

CRI Taskforce set to give its verdict The CRI Taskforce, set up by the Government to review the structure of […]

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